Chance is doing wonderful. Hoof are rock hard and steady going barefoot for 4 months now. He has not been so sound since we got him. Wears easy boots on the fronts while riding and working on weaning him off the backs while riding which he is doing just fine in. Has been ridden under saddle a few times with no faults. Went on a hour and a half trail ride and had loads of fun. I got lost on the trail but chance knew where he was going every step of the way (he actually got us back to the road) Jumps logs alright, still needs some work on form, Water is still a little bit of a issue. His ground manners are to die for now, Does not even have to be tied in order to stand still while i do what i need to do, weather that means if i have to leave him by the barn while i go in. Hes great. best horse i have ever had. He has never done me wrong. I just can't say enough great things about him. Hes my baby who has found his forever home.

Chances old problems



1. Barb wire accident (check)
 2. abcesses (check)
3. underweight (check)
4. overgrown and cracked hoofs (check)
5. thin soles (just now getting to work on this)
 6. bowed tendon in his right front (still there but not bad)
 7. thrush (check)
 8. week hoof walls (hard as rock)
 9. and major trust issues (check)

Woo hoo. only a year later but time has really paid off.

Next i will have to get pictures of him under saddle.
No major issues with work undersaddle and nothing seems to spook that boy (perfect trail horse in the making)

Chance at his new home with his new friend prince.

Chances First Bath With Us

He has come so far. we could not have asked for a better turnout. Here is his first bath with us. I'm sorry its been so long since i have posted. Lots of things have changed. We will be moving in 3 weeks (yay) when we move we will be welcoming 3 other horses into our family. there will be Chance, Millie (pregnant walker mare due around October-December) a mini filly named cupid, and a older gelding named prince. Here are some pictures of chances first bath with us. Just look how much he has changed. Much a healthy boy and well behaved too. Lots of work and dedication will get you far. We were very lucky with out turnout on chance. It looks as if maybe in another year or two we might not have any scars or very faint scaring. Yippee. Next question shall i show or shall he be a family trail horse?

He would have killed me if i would have tried this a year ago. He carried it like a champ

Here are pictures of where we are moving. Chance will then be able to be at home with us and get worked way more often (little does he know lol)

Victory Pictures

we are seriously starting retraining now YAY. hard work has finally paid off and now i have the best most beautiful thoroughbred in the world. chance has a forever home here until the day he says no more. there was a time i thought i would never get to see him run now i can't get him to stop. lol



YES i am a plus sized person with a plus sized heart.







Big gentle giant measuring in at a little over 16.2 hands.


Big Hugs

New Spring Look

no more boo boo pictures. YAY. no you will get to know the actual horse behind the wound and his jorney into becoming a family horse :)

Sorry for not keeping it up :(

He is all done :) we have already done out 1st, 2nd, and 3rd ride and they all went good. were just doing them at a walk right now for about 20 minutes just to get him back into the swing of things plus im paranoid that hes going to trip and hurt himself since the ground is a little wet. i know im a scared little mommy lol. but with all that we have been through i can't help it.

i think he needs a little bit of lotion. lol. its getting alittle better but still looks a little dry.

Almost done

now next step re conditioning and re training him to be a family boy :)

HOLY COW or horse i guess, he is doing great.

this is a week since the last pictures were taken and you can already see the BIG difference. can't believe it. i was just thinking on my way back from chance that 9 months out of his 7th year of life he has been fighting for his life. On march 19th of this year i think chance deserves a HUGE birthday cake, i just have to find a healthy cake to make for him.

TODAY

Hello sorry about the delay in posts. we had a little bit of a internet laps. here are pictures from two weeks ago and today. we also put a bit/bridle on chance and a saddle for the first time today and applied pressure on the stirrup from the ground and i think he is going to be a breez to retrain. he went right into relaxation mode as soon as the saddle hit his back. i don't think i have seen him so calm and relaxed in the 7 months i have owned him. lol
                                                         2 Weeks Ago